incrassative

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noun

A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humours.

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Meanings

nounincrassative (plural incrassatives)

plural incrassatives

  1. A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humours.

    Incrassatives to thicken the blood.

    1666, G. Harvey, Morbus Anglicus
adjectiveincrassative (comparative more incrassative, superlative most incrassative)

comparative more incrassative · superlative most incrassative

  1. Having the quality of thickening; tending to thicken.

    Its juice is very congealing, incrassative, and desiccative.

    1853, Edward Hamilton, The Flora Homoeopathica

Origin

From incrassate + -ive.

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